2022 population: 15,698
( 1,145 from 2010
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33 from 2020)
Land area: 435.5 square miles
Population density: 36.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 13,109 | 83.51% | ![]() |
Black: | 380 | 2.42% | ![]() |
Indian: | 50 | 0.32% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,241 | 7.91% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 322 | 2.05% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 596 | 3.80% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 2,589 | 16.49% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 332 | 10.6 |
Deaths: | 455 | 14.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -270 | -8.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 405 | 12.9 |
Change in White population: | -1,430 | -8.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 285 | 1.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 7,685 | |
Median Value | $141,500 | |
Occupied | 6,826 | 88.8% |
Vacant | 859 | 11.2% |
Owned | 4,466 | 65.4% |
Rented | 2,360 | 34.6% |
Median Rent | $838 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,536 | 72.0% |
Detached | 5,291 | 68.8% |
Attached | 245 | 3.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 519 | 6.8% |
Mobile Homes | 841 | 10.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 575 | 8.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 394 | 5.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 294 | 4.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 302 | 4.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 387 | 5.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 320 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 486 | 7.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 262 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 271 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 498 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 608 | 8.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 983 | 14.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 578 | 8.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 358 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 250 | 3.7% |
$200,000 or more | 260 | 3.8% |
Median Household Income | 52,210 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,111 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 456 | 6.7% |
Public Assistance | 309 | 4.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,261 | 18.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,202 | 68.5% |
Unemployed | 291 | 3.2% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 6,493 | 71.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,560 | 28.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,342 | 2,104 | 52.7% |
Non-Profit | 475 | 558 | 46.0% |
Self-Employed | 780 | 415 | 65.3% |
Local Government | 320 | 203 | 61.2% |
State Government | 121 | 141 | 46.2% |
Federal Government | 60 | 50 | 54.5% |
Total Private + Self | 3,122 | 2,519 | 55.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 976 | 952 | 50.6% |
Total | 4,098 | 3,471 | 54.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,303 | 17.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,165 | 15.3% |
Professional, Technical | 1,793 | 23.6% |
Service Occupations | 1,274 | 16.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 24 | 0.3% |
All others | 2,063 | 27.2% |
White Collar | 56.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 1,152 | 15.2% |
Educational services | 1,056 | 13.9% |
Health care and social assistance | 925 | 12.2% |
Retail trade | 823 | 10.8% |
Finance and insurance | 608 | 8.0% |
Construction | 605 | 8.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 432 | 5.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 402 | 5.3% |
Other services | 373 | 4.9% |
Public administration | 251 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 189 | 2.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 169 | 2.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 129 | 1.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 128 | 1.7% |
Information | 121 | 1.6% |
Wholesale trade | 100 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 74 | 1.0% |
Management | 49 | 0.6% |
Utilities | 12 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 302 | 1.91% |
Puerto Rican | 135 | 0.86% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 1 | 0.01% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1 | 0.01% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 97 | 0.61% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 92 | 0.58% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 5 | 0.03% |
Other Hispanic | 33 | 0.21% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 289 | 1.83% |
Indian | 224 | 1.42% |
Mongolian | 101 | 0.64% |
Chinese | 98 | 0.62% |
Filipino | 75 | 0.48% |
Cambodian | 16 | 0.10% |
Indonesian | 12 | 0.08% |
Burmese | 1 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 13,016 | 86.5% |
Other Indo-European | 439 | 2.9% |
Other | 391 | 2.6% |
Vietnamese | 289 | 1.9% |
Spanish | 243 | 1.6% |
Arabic | 167 | 1.1% |
Chinese | 123 | 0.8% |
German, other Germanic | 118 | 0.8% |
Other Asian | 117 | 0.8% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 2,696 | 17.1% |
English | 1,675 | 10.6% |
Irish | 1,659 | 10.5% |
American | 1,119 | 7.1% |
Swedish | 593 | 3.8% |
Scottish | 394 | 2.5% |
European | 352 | 2.2% |
Norwegian | 326 | 2.1% |
Italian | 295 | 1.9% |
Polish | 293 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 269 | 1.7% |
Ethiopian | 263 | 1.7% |
British | 255 | 1.6% |
French | 240 | 1.5% |
Greek | 134 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 14,339 | 90.8% |
Not a citizen | 1,446 | 9.2% |
Native | 13,903 | 88.1% |
Foreign-born | 1,882 | 11.9% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
332 | 2.8% | 471 | 3.9% | 2,866 | 23.8% | 3,606 | 30.0% | 2,716 | 22.6% | 2,032 | 16.9% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 332 | 2.8% |
9-12 Years | 471 | 3.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,866 | 23.8% |
Some College | 3,606 | 30.0% |
Bach. Degree | 2,716 | 22.6% |
Grad Degree | 2,032 | 16.9% |
Average years of education: 14.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 8,525 | 8,156 | 369 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
1991 | 8,589 | 8,191 | 398 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
1992 | 9,080 | 8,612 | 468 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
1993 | 9,540 | 9,119 | 421 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
1994 | 9,796 | 9,344 | 452 | 4.6% | 3.6% |
1995 | 9,725 | 9,354 | 371 | 3.8% | 3.5% |
1996 | 9,967 | 9,664 | 303 | 3.0% | 3.6% |
1997 | 10,483 | 10,155 | 328 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
1998 | 10,202 | 9,894 | 308 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
1999 | 9,774 | 9,451 | 323 | 3.3% | 2.7% |
2000 | 9,041 | 8,778 | 263 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
2001 | 8,824 | 8,382 | 442 | 5.0% | 3.3% |
2002 | 8,574 | 8,089 | 485 | 5.7% | 4.0% |
2003 | 8,285 | 7,834 | 451 | 5.4% | 4.4% |
2004 | 8,194 | 7,770 | 424 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
2005 | 8,280 | 7,894 | 386 | 4.7% | 4.3% |
2006 | 8,300 | 7,953 | 347 | 4.2% | 3.7% |
2007 | 8,378 | 8,033 | 345 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
2008 | 8,449 | 8,074 | 375 | 4.4% | 4.1% |
2009 | 8,221 | 7,513 | 708 | 8.6% | 6.4% |
2010 | 8,938 | 8,290 | 648 | 7.2% | 6.1% |
2011 | 8,856 | 8,316 | 540 | 6.1% | 5.6% |
2012 | 8,797 | 8,333 | 464 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2013 | 8,936 | 8,493 | 443 | 5.0% | 4.7% |
2014 | 9,080 | 8,685 | 395 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
2015 | 9,151 | 8,803 | 348 | 3.8% | 3.7% |
2016 | 9,233 | 8,897 | 336 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
2017 | 9,173 | 8,892 | 281 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
2018 | 9,787 | 9,561 | 226 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
2019 | 10,155 | 9,904 | 251 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
2020 | 9,487 | 8,948 | 539 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
2021 | 10,015 | 9,642 | 373 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2022 | 10,042 | 9,794 | 248 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
2023 | 10,133 | 9,861 | 272 | 2.7% | 2.9% |